Physicians can now bill Medicare $86 for an office-based, end-of-life counseling session with a patient for as long as 30 minutes. Medicare has set no rules on what doctors must discuss during those sessions.
Kaiser Health News
Study Links Kindergartners’ Stumbles With Rocky Home Lives
Very young children who endure neglect, abuse and dysfunctional home lives go on to struggle as kindergartners, leaving them at risk for more difficult years as adolescents and adults, a new study finds.
UCLA Freshmen Learn About Growing Old
April Pearce is in the middle of her freshman year at UCLA, settling into life away from home for the first time. But instead of thinking about dorm food or exams, the 19-year-old is focused on something a little more abstract: old age.
The Agonizing Limbo Of Abandoned Nursing Home Residents
“Federal and state law have created a complicated and expensive process to ensure residents are not abandoned by their nursing homes. It fundamentally doesn’t work.”
As Rural Hospitals Struggle, Some Opt To Close Labor And Delivery Units
Comprehensive figures are spotty, but an analysis of 306 rural hospitals in nine states with large rural populations found that 7.2 percent closed their obstetrics units between 2010 and 2014.
For Hospitals, Treating Violence Beyond The ER Is Good Medicine And Good Business
As experts increasingly view violence as a medical concern, hospitals see it as an opportunity. “